The

Cook County, Illinois Cook County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Illinois and the second-most-populous county in the United States, after Los Angeles County, California. More than 40% of all residents of Illinois live within Cook County. As of 20 ...

, general election was held on November 2, 2010. Primaries were held February 2, 2010. Elections were held for Assessor,

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President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners The President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners is the chief executive of county government in Cook County, Illinois. They are the head of the Cook County Board of Commissioners. Office description Officeholders Recent election re ...

, all 17 seats of the

Cook County Board of Commissioners The Cook County Board of Commissioners is a legislative body made up of 17 commissioners who are elected by district, and a president who is elected county-wide, all for four-year terms. Cook County, which includes the City of Chicago, is the Uni ...

Cook County Board of Review The Cook County Board of Review is an independent office created by statute by the Illinois General Assembly and is governed by three commissioners who are elected by district for two- or four-year terms. Cook County, Illinois, Cook County, which in ...

district 1, three seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships on the

Circuit Court of Cook County The Circuit Court of Cook County is the largest of the 24 judicial circuits in Illinois as well as one of the largest unified court systems in the United States — second only in size to the Superior Court of Los Angeles County since that court ...

Election information

2010 was a

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year in the United States. The primaries and general elections for Cook County races coincided with those for federal (

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and

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) and those for state elections.

Voter turnout

Voter turnout in Cook County during the primaries was 26.41%, with 761,626 ballots cast. The city of

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saw 27.282% turnout and suburban Cook County saw 25.54% turnout. The general election saw 52.68% turnout, with 1,424,959 ballots cast. The city of Chicago saw 52.88% turnout and suburban Cook County saw 52.48% turnout.

Assessor

In the 2010

Cook County Assessor The Cook County Assessor is the assessor and county government officer of Cook County, Illinois. Office description Before the creation of the position of Cook County Assessor in 1932, the Cook County Board of Assessors completed assessments i ...

election, incumbent Assessor

James Houlihan James Houlihan is an American politician who served as Cook County assessor from 1997 to 2010 and as an Illinois state representative from 1973 to 1979. Early life Houlihan was born in 1942 or 1943. Houlihan was born and raised in the 19th Ward ...

, a Democrat, first appointed in 1997 who was thrice reelected, did not seek reelection to what would have been a fourth full term.

Joseph Berrios Joseph "Joe" Berrios (born February 14, 1952) is a Democratic politician who was the Assessor and Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party of Cook County, Illinois, as well as a registered Illinois state government lobbyist. He was the fir ...

was elected to succeed him.

Primaries

Democratic

;Candidates *

, member of the

*Raymond A. Figueroa, former judge of the

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and former

Chicago alderman The Chicago City Council is the legislative branch of the government of the City of Chicago in Illinois. It consists of 50 alderpersons elected from 50 wards to serve four-year terms. The council is gaveled into session regularly, usually mont ...

* Robert Shaw, former member of the Cook County Board of Review and former Chicago alderman Additionally, Andrea Raila had been a candidate before withdrawing from the race. ;Endorsements ;Results

Republican

Evanston Township assessor Sharon Strobeck-Eckersall won the Republican primary.

Green

General election

Clerk

In the 2010

Cook County Clerk The Cook County Clerk is the Municipal clerk, clerk of county government in Cook County, Illinois. History The office of Cook County Clerk was established as an elected office with a four-year term in August 1837. Prior to this, from 1831 to 18 ...

election, incumbent fifth-term Clerk

David Orr David Duvall Orr (born October 4, 1944) is an American Democratic politician who served as the Cook County Clerk from 1990 to 2018. Orr previously served as alderman for the 49th ward in Chicago City Council from 1979 to 1990. He briefly served ...

, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

Republican

Green

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary.

General election

Sheriff

In the 2010

Cook County Sheriff The Cook County Sheriff is the sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, heading the Cook County Sheriff's Office. Office description Terms are currently four-years in length. Officeholders Recent election results , - , colspan=16 style="text-a ...

election, incumbent first-term Sheriff

Tom Dart Thomas J. Dart (born May 22, 1962) is an American attorney, politician, and law enforcement officer serving as the Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois. He previously served as a member of both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly. Education ...

, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

Republican

Green

General election

Treasurer

In the 2010

Cook County Treasurer The Cook County Treasurer is the treasurer of county government in Cook County, Illinois Office description The Cook County Treasurer oversees what is the United States' second-largest system of property tax collection and distribution. The off ...

election, incumbent third-term Treasurer

Maria Pappas Maria Pappas is an American attorney, Greek American, and politician who has served as the Cook County Treasurer since 1998. Prior to that, she served two terms on the Cook County Board of Commissioners; first as one of ten members elected fro ...

, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

Republican

Green

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary.

General election

President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners

In the 2010

election, incumbent President

Todd Stroger Todd H. Stroger (born January 14, 1963) is the former president of the Cook County, Illinois Board and a former alderman for the 8th Ward in Chicago. Stroger is a member of the Democratic Party. In 2001, he was appointed to the Chicago City Counc ...

, a Democrat appointed in 2006 and elected outright to a full term later that year, lost reelection, being unseated in the Democratic primary by

Toni Preckwinkle Toni Lynn Preckwinkle (née Reed; born March 17, 1947) is an American politician and the current County Board President in Cook County, Illinois, United States. She was first elected as President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, the e ...

, who went on to win the general election. Her victory in this election would make Preckwinkle the first woman to be popularly elected to the office of president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, and the second woman overall to hold the position after

Bobbie L. Steele Bobbie L. Steele was sworn in as the 32nd president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners on August 1, 2006.Steve Patterson. "Steele vows changes". ''Chicago Sun-Times''. August 2, 2006. 10. She had been commissioner for the 2nd district of C ...

Primaries

Democratic

;Candidates * Dorothy A. Brown, Clerk of the

*Terrence J. O'Brien,

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President *

, Chicago alderman *

, incumbent President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners ;Polls Preckwinkle wins (4327090314)

;Results

Republican

;Candidates *John Garrido III,

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officer *

Roger A. Keats Roger A. Keats (born August 12, 1948) is an American politician and businessman. Keats was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He served in the United States Army from 1972 to 1974. He received his bachelor's degree from University of Michigan. He worked in ...

, former

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and former

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;Results

Green

;Candidates *Thomas Tresser, activist ;Results

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners

The 2010

election saw all seventeen seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners up for election to four-year terms.

1st district

Incumbent third-term Commissioner

Earlean Collins Earlean Collins (born September 4, 1937) is an American politician. In 1976, Collins became the first African-American woman elected to the Illinois Senate, where she rose to leadership positions. In 1994, she was the Democratic Party candida ...

, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

=Democratic

=Republican

= No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.

=Green

General election

2nd district

Incumbent first-term commissioner Robert Steele, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

=Democratic

=Republican

= No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.

=Green

General election

3rd district

Incumbent Commissioner

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, a Democrat who first assumed the office in 1985, was reelected.

Primaries

=Democratic

=Republican

= No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.

=Green

= No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary. The Green Party ultimately nominated Marie J. "Jenny" Wohadlo.

General election

4th district

Incumbent first-term Commissioner William Beavers, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

=Democratic

=Republican

= No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.

=Green

General election

5th district

Incumbent fourth-term Commissioner Deborah Sims, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

=Democratic

=Republican

=Green

= No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary.

General election

6th district

Incumbent second-term Commissioner

Joan Patricia Murphy Joan Patricia Murphy ( O'Malley; 1936/1937 – September 18, 2016) was an American Democratic politician and member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, representing the 6th district which is located in the Chicago Southland. Biography ...

, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

=Democratic

=Republican

= Sandra Czyznikiewicz defeated former 6th district Commissioner William Moran and Michael Hawkins in the Republican primary.

=Green

= No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary.

General election

7th district

Incumbent fifth-term Commissioner

Joseph Mario Moreno Joseph Mario Moreno was Commissioner for the 7th district of Cook County, Illinois from 1994 until 2010. Early life Moreno earned his law degree from DePaul University College of Law. Public service Prior to his election as a commissioner, ...

, a Democrat, lost reelection, being unseated in the Democratic primary by

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, who went on to win the general election.

Primaries

=Democratic

=Republican

= No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.

=Green

General election

8th district

Incumbent Commissioner

Edwin Reyes Edwin Reyes was the Cook County Commissioner for the County’s 8th district, in northwest Chicago. He held the position as a Democrat from 2009–2014. Education Reyes attended Northern Illinois University in the early 1980s, after which he enli ...

, a Democrat, who been appointed in 2009 after

Roberto Maldonado Roberto Maldonado is the alderman of the 26th Ward of the City of Chicago, Illinois. Early life, education, and early career, Children Maldonado earned both his undergraduate and his master's degree from the University of Puerto Rico. In Ch ...

resigned to serve a Chicago alderman, was elected to a full term.

Primaries

=Democratic

=Republican

= No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.

=Green

= No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary.

General election

9th district

Incumbent fourth-term Commissioner

Peter N. Silvestri Peter N. Silvestri (born January 12, 1957) is a Canadian-American attorney and politician serving as member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners from the 9th district, which includes the Norwood Park and Dunning areas of the City of Ch ...

, a Republican, was reelected.

Primaries

=Democratic

=Republican

=Green

General election

10th district

Incumbent Commissioner

Bridget Gainer Bridget Gainer (born 1968/1969) is an American politician serving as a member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners from the 10th district. She was appointed to the position in 2009. Early life and education Gainer was born and raised in the ...

, a Democrat first appointed in 2009 (to fill the vacancy left after Mike Quigley resigned to assume office as the United States congressman), was elected to a full term.

Primaries

=Democratic

=Republican

= No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary. The Republican Party ultimately nominated Wes Fowler.

=Green

= No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.

General election

11th district

Incumbent Commissioner

John P. Daley John P. Daley (born December 5, 1946) is the 11th Ward Democratic Committeeman in Chicago, Illinois, a member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners ( 11th district), and the Chair of the Cook County Board Audit and Finance Committee. He has ...

, a Democrat in office since 1992, was reelected.

Primaries

=Democratic

=Republican

=Green

= No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.

General election

12th district

Incumbent second-term Commissioner

Forrest Claypool Forrest Edward Claypool is an American politician who has held several positions in the governments of Chicago, Cook County, and the State of Illinois. He was the Chief Executive Officer of Chicago Public Schools from July 27, 2015, until Decemb ...

, a Democrat, did not seek reelection.

John Fritchey John Alden Fritchey IV (born March 2, 1964) is a former Democratic Cook County Commissioner of the Cook County Board of Commissioners who represented the 12th district in Chicago from 2010 until 2018 and was a Democratic State Representative ...

was elected to succeed him.

Primaries

=Democratic

=Republican

= No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary. The Republican Party ultimately nominated William C. "Bill" Miceli.

=Green

= No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary.

General election

13th district

Incumbent second-term Commissioner

Larry Suffredin Lawrence J. "Larry" Suffredin (born October 5, 1947) is an American politician who formerly served as a member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners representing the 13th district. Early life and education Suffredin was born October 5, 1947 ...

, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

=Democratic

=Republican

=Green

General election

14th district

Incumbent third-term Commissioner

Gregg Goslin Gregg Goslin was a member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners for the 14th district which includes parts of Barrington, Inverness, Palatine, Rolling Meadows, Arlington Heights, Wheeling, Northbrook, Northfield and Glenview. Early l ...

, a Republican, was reelected.

Primaries

=Democratic

=Republican

=Green

= No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary.

General election

15th district

Incumbent first-term Commissioner

Tim Schneider Timothy O. Schneider is the former chairman of the Illinois Republican Party and a former member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners representing the 15th district, which includes all or parts of Arlington Heights, Barrington, Barrington ...

, a Republican, was reelected.

Primaries

=Democratic

=Republican

=Green

= No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary. The Green Party ultimately nominated Laura Ehorn.

General election

16th district

Incumbent second-term Commissioner

Tony Peraica Anthony J. "Tony" Peraica (born April 14, 1957) is an American politician from Chicago, Illinois. He was the Cook County Commissioner for the 16th district, and was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for Cook County treasurer in 1998, for presi ...

, a Republican, lost reelection to Democrat Jeff Tobolski.

Primaries

=Democratic

=Republican

Green

General election

17th district

Incumbent second-term Commissioner

Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman (born February 19, 1968) is a Republican member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners from 2002 until her resignation in 2015 to accept a job in the private sector. Gorman served as Chairman of the Cook County R ...

, a Republican, was reelected.

Primaries

=Democratic

=Republican

Green

General election

Cook County Board of Review

In the 2010

election, one seat, Democratic-held, out of its three seats was up for election. The Cook County Board of Review has its three seats rotate the length of terms. In a staggered fashion (in which no two seats have coinciding two-year terms), the seats rotate between two consecutive four-year terms and a two-year term.

1st district

Incumbent first-term member

Brendan Houlihan Brendan Francis Houlihan (born 1963 or 1964) is an American politician who served a single term as commissioner on the Cook County Board of Review from the Cook County Board of Review 1st district, 1st district from 2006 to 2010. Early life Houl ...

, a Democrat who had been elected in

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, lost reelection to Republican Dan Patlak. This election was to a two-year term.

Primaries

=Democratic

=Republican

=Green

= No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Green primary.

General election

Water Reclamation District Board

In the 2010

election, three of the nine seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago board were up for election in an

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race. Since three six-year seats were up for election, voters could vote for up to three candidates and the top-three finishers would win. Two of the incumbents for the three seats were seeking reelection, Democrats Barbara McGowan and Mariyana T. Spyropoulos. Each won reelection, joined by fellow Democrat Michael A. Alvarez in winning election.

Primaries

Democratic

Republican

Green

General election

Judicial elections

8 judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County were up for partisan elections due to vacancies. Other judgeships had

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s. 13 subcircuit courts judgeships were also up for partisan elections due to vacancies. Other judgeships had retention elections.

Other elections

Coinciding with the primaries, elections were held to elect the Democratic, Republican, and Green

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for the suburban

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